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NICK LABA
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A road safety plan that would remove one of two northbound vehicle lanes on Mountain Highway will not roll ahead.
At a special meeting on Monday, District of North Vancouver council unanimously rejected a staff-recommended proposal that would add infrastructure upgrades along the busy roadway between East 18th and East 27th streets. The suggested changes included adding curb extensions and left-turn pockets, while adding buffered cycling lanes with the remaining road space, according to a staff report. But after the plan was shared online earlier this month, it garnered significant blowback, with a change. org petition attracting 1,200 signatures by the council meeting. At the start of the meeting, several members of the public spoke against the plan, stating that removing a lane on the arterial road would worsen congestion in the area, and could block important vehicles like buses and ambulances. Some spoke in favour of the proposal, citing dangerous Continued on A30
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